Mount Julius Caesar
History
The first ascent of the summit was made August 12, 1928, by Alfred and Myrtle Prater. This landform was named by the first ascent party to honor Julius Caesar, with the connection attributable to its position overlooking Lake Italy. The north face and east arête was climbed August 9, 1953, by Jim Koontz, Pete Murphy, Al Wolf, and Ed Toby. The first winter ascent was made March 18, 1965, by Tom Ross and Peter Lewis. The present spelling of the toponym was officially adopted in 1978 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Julius Caesar is located in an alpine climate zone. Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range. Precipitation runoff from the west side of this mountain drains into Lake Italy which is within the San Joaquin River watershed, and from the east side to Pine Creek, thence Owens Valley.
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See also
References
- ^ "Mount Julius Caesar". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ "Mount Julius Caesar, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ "Julius Caesar, Mount". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ "Vagmarken Sierra Crest List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ Hervey Voge, James W. Koontz, II, and George Bloom, A Climber’s Guide to the High Sierra (1954)
- ^ R. J. Secor, The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails, 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781594857386, p. 334.
- ^ Browning, Peter (1986). Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkley: Wilderness Press. p. 113. ISBN 978-0899970479.
- ^ Erwin G. Gudde (2010), California Place Names, University of California Press, ISBN 9780520266193, p. 187
- ^ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.
External links
- Weather forecast: Mount Julius Caesar